Help and advice pls

rach-bob

my partner has been with his company 9 years and hes had a few problems with them over different things,they laid him off couple months ago after my second son was born but he was back into after a week off.over two months ago he was off sick for a 2/3 weeks with his eyes due to the work he does hes a fabricator welder an hes had to have his eyes drilled over metal goin in them so he went back into work and got handed a letter saying he would be laid off due to low sales he was the only one being laid off in the company its only a little firm in the letter it stated that he wasnt losing his job and to make himself available to work when they called him so he did a month passed with no calls nothing to say what was going on he got his first weeks garentee pay but he didnt know wether he could sign onto jobseekers so he didnt do that till the 4th week so he got in contact with the citizens advice and he explained to them he felt pushed out and victimised as theres no one else whos been laid off or nothing and theyve tried this before.A week and half ago he sent a letter in as it was the end of the 4th week asking about being made redundant or they would supply him with work he had no reply in letter or phone call so hes just sent in his notice asking for redundancy pay and his holidays hes earned and his wages for the weeks notice.im just looking for some advice on it as weve tried everything to get advice but cant seem to get any.should they get in contact with us this week ask its coming to christmas they close christmas eve.we have a mortgage to pay i have two young children its hard to know what to do in this circumstance.
if anyone has any advice or been in similar position please let me know
rachel

Ewarwoowar2

I'd like to help, but your post is very hard to read/understand. Could you break it down into sentences and paragraphs?

amyface

Here's my attempt!

'My partner has been with his company 9 years and he's had a few problems with them over different things. They laid him off a couple of months ago after my second son was born but he was back into work after a week off.

Over two months ago he was off sick for a 2/3 weeks period with his eyes. This was due to the work he does; he's a fabricator welder and he's had to have his eyes drilled over metal goin in them. So he went back into work and then got handed a letter saying he would be laid off due to low sales. He was the only one being laid off in the company & its only a small firm.

In the letter it stated that he wasn't losing his job and to make himself available to work when they called him. A month passed with no calls; nothing to say what was going on. He got his first weeks guarantee pay but he didnt know wether he could sign onto jobseekers allowance. He didnt do that till the 4th week so he got in contact with the citizens advice and he explained to them he felt pushed out and victimised as theres no one else whos been laid off or nothing and theyve tried this before.

A week and a half ago he sent a letter to the company - it was at the end of the 4th week of not being offered work. The letter asked about whetherhe was being made redundant or would they supply him with work. He had no reply in letter or phone call so he's just sent in his notice asking for redundancy pay and his holidays hes earned and his wages for the weeks notice.

I'm just looking for some advice as weve tried everything to get advice but cant seem to get any. Should they get in contact with us this week? We have a mortgage to pay i have two young children its hard to know what to do in this circumstance.

If anyone has any advice or been in similar position please let me know
Rachel'

I've tried to tidy it up but its still a bit hard to grasp the specifics in places -
In terms of allowing the good people of MSE to help you, could you be a bit more specific about whatyou want advice about.

McKneff

if you OH has actually sent his notice in then he has resigned so will not be entitled to any redundancy pay, if Im reading it right.

He should have just asked to be made redundant.

I think after so many weeks the company has to offer redundancy.

Can you elaborate as to what letter he actually sent.

edit - if he had worked for them for 9 years, he is entitled to 9 weeks notice, (not 1) and 9 weeks redundancy pay as well as any accrued holiday pay.

Ewarwoowar2

Whether he's redundant depends on the contract of employment. Does he have a copy? What does it say about lay-off, e.g. are his employer entitled to keep him laid off forever or is there a maximum period after which they have to make him redundant?

Why doesn't he ring up and asked for a meeting with his manager to sort this out? If he quits he will not be legally entitled to redundancy pay.